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A Weekend in the City is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Radiohead, TV on the Radio, U2, Snow Patrol and Philip Glass. Those roots explain a lot about how A Weekend in the City arrange songs and choose their tones. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around A Weekend in the City, reaching back through Radiohead. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
A Weekend in the City is the second studio album by British indie rock band Bloc Party. It was recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios in Westmeath, Ireland, in mid-2006 and was produced by Jacknife Lee. The album was refined and mixed at several locations in London at the end of 2006. It was released on 24 January 2007 in Japan and in the first week of February in the rest of the world, with Wichita Recordings as the primary label. The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and on the Irish Albums Chart. In the United States, it entered the Billboard 200 at number 12.
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A Weekend in the City grew out of Radiohead, TV on the Radio, U2 and Snow Patrol. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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